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WASHINGTON— Fed Chair Janet Yellen may have gotten a job promotion last year, but her total assets don't appear to have gotten a bump. Yellen's financial disclosure form for 2014 shows a net worth of between $4.92 million and $13.37 million. So it is not clear what caused the small drop in her assets, many of which are held jointly with her husband, Nobel laureate...

Mark Zandi, a well-known economist, is a front-runner to lead the U.S. housing regulator and oust Edward DeMarco, who critics say hasn't done enough to aid homeowners, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Expectations for a rate cut in the euro zone soon and domestic bond purchases announced by the Bank of Japan have lifted the mood on debt markets, pushing investors to take more risk in exchange for higher returns.

A Portugal court rejected four out of nine contested austerity measures from this year's budget in a ruling that deals a blow to government finances, but is unlikely to derail the bailed-out country's reforms.